Christ: The Ideal of the Monk (Voices from the Monastery) - Softcover

This is not a book about spirituality for monks and nuns only. Columba Marmion believes that Christian discipleship means imitating Christ the Monk no matter your form of life. Christ is the sublime ideal of all holiness, the divine model presented by God himself. By faith, we accept this holiness into our lives but we can also (in fact we must) allow Christ Jesus to become what Marmion calls the very life of our souls.” This powerful book explores a spirituality that is possible by examining the light of the Gospels and the writings of St. Paul and St. John, offering joy and spiritual understanding to all Christians.

Christ, the Ideal of the Monk sold 100,000 copies when it was published 90 years ago, one of many bestselling books written by the popular Irish-born monk,Columba Marmion, OSB (1858-1923). He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000.